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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 24.3 hrs on record
Posted: 18 Jan @ 6:42am
Updated: 19 Jan @ 4:25am

An absolute masterpiece! Prey was the kind of game that I simply just couldn't stop playing, I wasn't enjoying it much in my first 3 to 5 hours of playtime since I was very lost in the game and everything seemed complicated or just not good enough, but after a while, I got the hang of it, found my way of playing the game, understood the objectives and the game's mechanisms, and it all started to get so enjoyable after that. I just had to be patient a bit and I'm glad I was.

[Graphics]
The graphics are very good and the scenery, atmosphere and everything is very beautifully detailed. The best part of the graphics is going to the space and seeing The Earth, moon and Talos 1.

[Gameplay]
The Gameplay is the biggest advantage in my opinion, it's very unique, creative and detailed. You're in an open world map with many many things and places to explore, choices to make that will affect your process throughout the game and also the ending you get. Literally EVERYTHING is interactable, all the objects you see in game, play a role in the gameplay. There are fights, strategies, stealth movements and attacks, puzzles, different ways to complete an objective and pretty much all the gameplay mechanisms you've seen in most games, all being shown in Prey in a great way. The devs definitely knew what they were doing when designing the levels and objectives and I just admire that, there are multiple ways you can complete each depending on your upgrades, weapons, skills or just interest. overall it's very immersive.

[Audio]
The audio is amazing is and it plays a big role in this game considering the fact that your interaction with alive humans is limited, and you have to just listen to audio files that you find throughout the game and the live calls with characters in the game, and voice actors did an amazing job, there's so much emotion in each audio file you listen to and it makes the game so immersive. The soundtrack is also very good, it gives good, scary space vibes.

[Story]
The story is well written and the characters are relatable, you can get connected to the story fast and become really interested in it. There are multiple endings in the game depending on the choices you've made in game, your interactions with characters, and what you do in the last minutes of the game. They're not so different from each other, but the choices you make, make the major difference in the ending you'll get, everything else is just a small difference and detail to the ending you get depending on your choices in the game, so don't just run around Talos 1 and press every button you see and kill every person and thing you see, really think about it, and make a choice, it makes the game waaaayyy more enjoyable.

[Bugs and problems]
The game itself doesn't have many bugs or at least I didn't notice many to be annoyed or anything, but I think some designs could've been way better. When travelling between the stations, a loading screen always appears that got a bit annoying for me overtime, considering that I don't think the map is that massive to require a loading screen each time you travel between stations. This could also be in the game just for optimization reasons which makes sense, but it was just something worth mentioning.

[tips]
Here are some things that I think will improve your experience:
1. The game has auto saving obviously, but try to Manual Save or Quick Save your game once in a while, especially before making important decisions that could affect your process and ending in the game. I did that, and I could experience pretty much all the variations of one of the endings myself. It also made me feel secure about my process in the game.
2. Do not ignore the optional objectives! They play a major role in your process in the game and they're also hella fun. there's no grinding BS, trust me. They're worth it, play them and don't focus on only the main objectives like some people do, that's dumb as hell in a game like this in which you should interact with everything.
3. Feel free to get help from the internet to complete some objectives that seem complicated to you. Also, sometimes the instructions for some objectives may be unclear, so you'll need some help probably.

[Overall Review]
I had an amazing time playing this game and now I'm even more interested in playing other games made by Arkane Studios like Dishonored, this was one of the few games that I just couldn't stop playing. It is visible that the devs REALLY cared about the game and something like that always gives me a good feeling about the game. You don't see that much in many games nowadays, The devs were hella creative when making this game.
The price is worth it and you'll most likely enjoy this game if you like playing single player games a lot and are patient in the games you play. I got it with a great discount, so you can wait and get this game with a cheaper price if the price doesn't seem reasonable to you for whatever reason.

An amazing experience, definitely one of my favorite games of all time.
Overall rating: 9.5/10
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